Top Real Time Tactics Games
60+ real time tactics games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Strategy, RTS, Singleplayer, Tactical.
Recommended Real Time Tactics Games

Kenshi
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

Desperados III
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
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- #1 Kenshi98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 113,725 reviews2018Developer: Lo-Fi GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.4hMean: 70.4h≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
- #2 Desperados III98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,413 reviews2020Developer: Mimimi GamesPublisher: THQ NordicPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 5.0hMean: 17.0h≥1hr: 87%
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
- #3 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront98% matchVery Positive85% of 32,456 reviews2021Developer: Barbedwire StudiosPublisher: DigitalmindsoftPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 14.8hMean: 75.4h≥1hr: 90%
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?
- #4 Total War: WARHAMMER III98% matchMostly Positive71% of 144,654 reviews2022Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 30.5hMean: 151.9h≥1hr: 94%
The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?
- #5 Broken Arrow98% matchMixed56% of 31,376 reviews2025Developer: Steel BalalaikaPublisher: Slitherine Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 35.7hMean: 86.0h≥1hr: 96%
Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.
- #6 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,295 reviews2016Developer: Mimimi GamesPublisher: Daedalic EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.1hMean: 14.9h≥1hr: 81%
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
- #7 Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,920 reviews2013Developer: Firefly StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.1hMean: 16.1h≥1hr: 77%
The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.
- #8 Total War: SHOGUN 298% matchVery Positive92% of 67,085 reviews2011Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.
- #9 Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition98% matchVery Positive87% of 87,309 reviews2013Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 24.8hMean: 114.5h≥1hr: 95%
Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.
- #10 Partisans 194198% matchVery Positive82% of 8,674 reviews2020Developer: Alter GamesPublisher: Daedalic EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.9hMean: 8.6h≥1hr: 86%
Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.
- #11 Company of Heroes 398% matchMixed57% of 38,997 reviews2023Developer: Relic EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 18.6hMean: 78.5h≥1hr: 93%
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
- #12 Total War: WARHAMMER98% matchMostly Positive78% of 52,256 reviews2016Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 10.1hMean: 62.2h≥1hr: 85%
The Old World is yours to command. Lead Legendary Lords in a combination of turn-based campaign and magically charged, strategic real-time battles, and decide the fate of your chosen race in a fight against Chaos.
- #13 Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 298% matchMostly Positive74% of 10,888 reviews2019Developer: Tindalos InteractivePublisher: Focus EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.0hMean: 22.9h≥1hr: 86%
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is the new real-time strategy game adapted from Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game that portrays the epic space battles of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
- #14 Men of War: Assault Squad 298% matchVery Positive91% of 46,337 reviews2014Developer: DigitalmindsoftPublisher: Fulqrum PublishingPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 8.5hMean: 64.0h≥1hr: 90%
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
- #15 Aliens: Dark Descent98% matchVery Positive88% of 18,240 reviews2023Developer: Tindalos InteractivePublisher: Focus EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.2hMean: 15.1h≥1hr: 87%
Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.
- #16 WARNO97% matchMostly Positive80% of 15,637 reviews2024Developer: Eugen SystemsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 15.4hMean: 70.7h≥1hr: 91%
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
- #17 Sudden Strike 497% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,277 reviews2017Developer: Kite GamesPublisher: Kalypso MediaPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.0hMean: 8.7h≥1hr: 79%
Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!
- #18 Commandos 2 - HD Remaster96% matchMixed57% of 2,439 reviews2020Developer: Yippee! EntertainmentPublisher: Kalypso MediaPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.2hMean: 9.0h≥1hr: 82%
Relive the real-time tactics masterpiece that defined the genre like no other: Commandos 2 - HD Remaster is a true homage to one of gaming’s most celebrated masterpieces.
- #19 Total War: ROME REMASTERED96% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,458 reviews2021Developer: Creative AssemblyPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 7.3hMean: 39.5h≥1hr: 79%
Total War: ROME REMASTERED lets you relive the legacy that defined the award-winning strategy game series. Remastered to 4K with multiple improvements to visuals as well as refinements to gameplay, it’s time to revisit a true classic. Not everyone gets a second chance to conquer the Roman Empire.
- #20 Ultimate General: Civil War96% matchVery Positive89% of 8,491 reviews2017Developer: Game-LabsPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 6.4hMean: 45.9h≥1hr: 83%
Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.
- #21 Door Kickers 2: Task Force North95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,226 reviews2025Developer: KillHouse GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 6.5hMean: 26.8h≥1hr: 81%
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
- #22 Stronghold HD (2012)95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,345 reviews2013Developer: Firefly StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.0hMean: 18.5h≥1hr: 81%
The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.
- #23 MECCHA CHAMELEON94% matchVery Positive83% of 23,402 reviews2026Developer: lemorion_1224Platforms: WindowsMedian: 2.9hMean: 4.0h≥1hr: 86%
Paint yourself to blend in! "Meccha Chameleon" is a new-sensation hide-and-seek game where you paint your white body to mimic the stage. Spot, pose, and "artistic skill" are keys to survival. Deceive Seekers with techniques that put chameleons to shame! Supports public matches and streaming.
- #24 Planetary Annihilation: TITANS95% matchVery Positive84% of 14,538 reviews2015Developer: Planetary Annihilation IncPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.9hMean: 17.6h≥1hr: 73%
Wage war across entire solar systems with massive armies at your command. Annihilate enemy forces with world-shattering TITAN-class units, and demolish planets with massive super weapons!
- #25 Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition94% matchVery Positive92% of 10,965 reviews2025Developer: Firefly StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12.8hMean: 33.0h≥1hr: 88%
Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.
- #26 Syrian Warfare94% matchVery Positive87% of 5,518 reviews2017Developer: Cats Who PlayPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.5hMean: 13.0h≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
- #27 Stronghold: Definitive Edition94% matchVery Positive86% of 10,135 reviews2023Developer: Firefly StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.1hMean: 10.4h≥1hr: 79%
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
- #28 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age93% matchVery Positive90% of 5,849 reviews2024Developer: Triassic GamesPublisher: MicroProse SoftwarePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 10.4hMean: 38.6h≥1hr: 85%
From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.
- #29 Kingdom Heroes 894% matchMixed54% of 14,690 reviews2021Developer: USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 12.0hMean: 35.9h≥1hr: 86%
The " Kingdom Heroes" series is a classic horizontal battle single-player game developed by Userjoy, which has been released seven generations since 1998. The latest sequel, " Kingdom Heroes 8", will feature a new look and exciting battles, interpreting the magnificent era of the Three Kingdoms.
- #30 Bad North: Jotunn Edition93% matchVery Positive93% of 13,884 reviews2018Developer: Plausible ConceptPublisher: Raw FuryPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.5hMean: 6.8h≥1hr: 70%
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.
- #31 Wargame: Red Dragon93% matchVery Positive89% of 19,669 reviews2014Developer: Eugen SystemsPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.0hMean: 52.1h≥1hr: 85%
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
- #32 Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice93% matchVery Positive93% of 4,791 reviews2021Developer: Mimimi GamesPublisher: Daedalic EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 3.3hMean: 6.9h≥1hr: 79%
Aiko's Choice is the anticipated standalone expansion to the acclaimed stealth strategy game Shadow Tactics. Set in Edo Japan, you take control of the skillful kunoichi adept Aiko and her deadly assassin friends to hunt down the ghosts of her past.
- #33 Slapshot: Rebound91% matchVery Positive83% of 13,936 reviews2024Developer: Oddshot GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.0hMean: 10.7h≥1hr: 51%
Slapshot: Rebound is a physics-based multiplayer game where you play an arcade style match of hockey. No shoot button, no puck glue, no RNG. It’s up to you and your team to take control of the puck, pass, shoot, outplay your opponents. Play with your friends or team up with other Slapshot players!
- #34 Last Train Home91% matchVery Positive87% of 5,313 reviews2023Developer: Ashborne GamesPublisher: THQ NordicPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.0hMean: 13.8h≥1hr: 83%
The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.
- #35 Freestyle 2: Street Basketball91% matchMostly Positive72% of 12,741 reviews2015Developer: JOYCITYPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.5hMean: 21.2h≥1hr: 60%
Freestyle 2: Street Basketball is a fast paced online arcade basketball game. Create your own unique player and compete in the online street league! Use variety of b-ball moves and customize your player! Team up with the best street ballers online and rise to the top!
- #36 Dune: Spice Wars90% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,415 reviews2023Developer: Shiro GamesPublisher: FuncomPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.0hMean: 16.4h≥1hr: 85%
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
- #37 War of Dots89% matchVery Positive81% of 5,797 reviews2026Developer: TeaAndPythonPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 48mMean: 2.8h≥1hr: 46%
Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.
- #38 Stronghold 2: Steam Edition88% matchVery Positive89% of 5,674 reviews2017Developer: Firefly StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.4hMean: 18.5h≥1hr: 82%
Tax, torture or treat your peasants! Rehabilitate criminals or sentence them to death? Decide as you enjoy jousting over a lavish banquet, all while under siege from the warmongering Lord Barclay.
- #39 The Stronghold Collection88% matchVery Positive89% of 5,675 reviews2009Developer: FireFly StudiosPlatforms: Windows
Enjoy the complete medieval experience in The Stronghold Collection, featuring five real-time strategy games. Create and defend your castle stronghold as you expand your lands, survey the castle life in your domain, host great jousting festivals and feasts, or conduct public executions to keep the peasantry in line.
- #40 Dungeon Keeper™ 287% matchVery Positive92% of 1,252 reviews2024Developer: Bullfrog ProductionsPublisher: Electronic ArtsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 48mMean: 6.0h≥1hr: 48%
Bad guys have all the fun. Discover your dark side as you build an evil underground kingdom and defend it against the forces of good.
- #41 Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)88% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,351 reviews2021Developer: Grand Engineer CorpsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 10.2hMean: 96.7h≥1hr: 83%
Take command of the Union or the Confederacy. Prepare your nation for war, recruit and organize great armies and fleets under legendary commanders like Grant, Lee, Jackson or Farragut, plan cunning maneuvers on an epic campaign map and defeat your enemies in real-time battles!
- #42 Hot Brass87% matchMostly Positive75% of 702 reviews2021Developer: Walk with KingsPublisher: Treasure Hunters FanClubPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 48mMean: 5.3h≥1hr: 45%
As an elite SWAT operator, think fast and put your tactics to the test to master a series of missions and save lives. Summon your team of up to four players in online and local co-op, or hone your skills solo. Don’t just be the best—be the best of the best.
- #43 EMERGENCY87% matchMixed70% of 6,754 reviews2023Developer: Sixteen Tons EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.8hMean: 23.1h≥1hr: 60%
Save lives – be a hero! Join forces against the chaos in the newest title of the award-winning EMERGENCY series. Take up your shift as incident commander and coordinate with other players to fight fires, arrest gangsters and rescue injured civilians. Your city needs you!
- #44 Commandos: Origins86% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,391 reviews2025Developer: Claymore Game StudiosPublisher: Kalypso MediaPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.8hMean: 13.0h≥1hr: 76%
ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.
- #45 Men of War II86% matchMixed61% of 7,369 reviews2024Developer: Best WayPublisher: Fulqrum PublishingPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 7.1hMean: 21.5h≥1hr: 88%
Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns, game modes and true trademarks of the series: historical fidelity and action-filled gameplay on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.
- #46 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation86% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,950 reviews2016Developer: Stardock EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.2hMean: 7.2h≥1hr: 89%
A massive-scale real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.
- #47 Stronghold: Warlords86% matchMixed65% of 5,270 reviews2021Developer: Firefly StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.8hMean: 9.5h≥1hr: 85%
Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!
- #48 Mahjong Soul85% matchVery Positive84% of 3,938 reviews2024Developer: Catfood StudioPublisher: YOSTAR HONG KONG LIMITEDPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.0hMean: 35.6h≥1hr: 75%
Mahjong Soul is an online game that adopted the classic Japanese Mahjong gameplay. Here, you can hone your mahjong skills with players from worldwide or spend leisure time with friends, bond with various charismatic characters, and experience an abundance of unique stories.
- #49 Tower of Time86% matchVery Positive83% of 2,608 reviews2018Developer: Event HorizonPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 4.5hMean: 7.4h≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of RPG awaits you. A story-rich dungeon crawler with innovative real-time combat that lets you pause or slow time. Tactical thinking is essential to succeed. Now with RPGlite and Permadeath for fast-paced game.
- #50 911 Operator85% matchVery Positive89% of 19,588 reviews2017Developer: Jutsu GamesPublisher: Games OperatorsPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.7hMean: 9.3h≥1hr: 73%
Game about the difficult work of people that manage emergency lines and services. Answer incoming calls and react properly - give first aid instructions, advise, dispatch correct number of firemen / police / ambulances, or sometimes - just ignore the call. Play on ANY CITY in the world!
- #51 Blitzkrieg 385% matchMixed54% of 7,318 reviews2017Developer: NivalPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.2hMean: 14.3h≥1hr: 85%
Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.
- #52 Creeper World 484% matchVery Positive95% of 4,671 reviews2020Developer: Knuckle CrackerPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12.4hMean: 30.1h≥1hr: 88%
The unstoppable fluid enemy has returned and destroyed every world in its path! Defend against Creeper as it floods across the 3D terrain in this real time strategy game where the enemy is a fluid.
- #53 Wargame: Airland Battle85% matchVery Positive87% of 4,450 reviews2013Developer: Eugen SystemsPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 3.5hMean: 14.2h≥1hr: 81%
2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.
- #54 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Awakening84% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,677 reviews2022Developer: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 20.2hMean: 69.0h≥1hr: 89%
Conquer Warring States Japan under one banner
- #55 Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 283% matchVery Positive84% of 7,285 reviews2023Developer: Brilliant Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.6hMean: 5.7h≥1hr: 62%
Welcome to Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2, the most ridiculous and insane battle simulator in existence! Create eye watering battles with hundreds of thousands, even millions of characters on screen! Jump into multiple campaigns in game or player made, or play in sandbox mode and FPS invasion
- #56 Empires Apart83% matchMixed68% of 2,482 reviews2018Developer: DESTINYbitPublisher: Slitherine Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 1.4hMean: 6.0h≥1hr: 60%
An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.
